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Old 27th July 2002 | 20:51
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CTD
 
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For the rotor, the Best Rate of Climb and Minimum Rate of Descent are usually the same (admittedly oversimplified) the highest ratio between power available and power required.

Some aircraft have fuselage or other issues which affect these speeds so they're not the same.
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